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Chapter 488 Marathon Oil

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"Dong dong...!"

"Please come in!"

Chris Moore came in and put the papers in front of his boss.

"As you might expect, Bruce Guo is privately launching the acquisition of the Herman Fund and the Merrill stake held by the New York State Retired Teachers Foundation."

Stan O'Neal picked up the document and glanced at it, "Did it work?"

"No! Bruce Guo was rejected!"

After looking at the boss who put down the document, he didn't say anything, "Boss, are you giving Bruce Guo a warning? After all, the combined shares of Merrill Lynch held by the Herman Foundation and the New York Retirement Teachers Foundation reached 7.9%. If Being acquired by him is too much of a threat to you."

Stan O'Neal nodded, "You give him a call and say I'll invite him to dinner at Foss Restaurant tonight."

"I'll go!"

After the office became quiet again, Stan O'Neal frowned as he looked at the document in his hand.

"Bruce, don't force me all the time!"

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"Mr. Guo, how did you think about your last proposal?"

Asked by Harvey Morgan, who found Guo Shouyun for the second time.

"I myself very much hope to cooperate with Mr. Morgan, but Google's shareholding division has been determined a long time ago. If you are added in the middle, it will make everyone dissatisfied, so I am also very embarrassed."

In business negotiations, even if you want to cooperate, don't agree too much. Otherwise, whoever expresses urgency will be the one who suffers relatively.

"Mr. Guo, business cooperation emphasizes fairness. If my conditions are better than other investors, I think I will be a better choice! As for the embarrassment, I think there is no one for Google financing alone. Investment institutions will make Mr. Guo feel embarrassed! After all, you are the real leader!"

Guo Shouyun smiled lightly, and had to admit that Harvey Morgan, who came from a big family, had really high emotional intelligence. A remark is neither too flattering, but also makes the people who hear it happy.

"Having said that, but I also have transactions with these investment institutions. If I give up, my interests will also be damaged." Guo Shouyun pondered for a while and then said.

"If Mr. Guo thinks it's okay, please tell me about it. I think I can help Mr. Guo achieve, or even better, your trading goals."

After Guo Shouyun hesitated for a moment, "Okay! Now that I've talked about this, I'll talk about it. I plan to acquire a part of the shares of Marathon Oil Company."

"Marathon Oil!" Harvey Morgan's pupils shrank.

The top ten oil companies in the United States, the first is undoubtedly Exxon Mobil, followed by Chevron, which swallowed Texaco, followed by ConocoPhillips, Valero Energy, Marathon Oil, and Continental Oil Company. , Unocal Oil, Sun Oil, Alameda Hess, Chesapeake Energy.

Marathon Oil, in fifth place, is an independently owned subsidiary of U.S. Steel. Today's U.S. stock market is worth about $18 billion. It is one-third larger than Unocal acquired by Guo Shouyun. Of course, all of this is based on the unmerged business of Unocal and Anping Oil. Otherwise, the ranking will be re-established.

Although surprised by Guo Shouyun's ambitions in the oil industry, Harvey Morgan, who quickly calmed himself down, said, "I didn't expect Mr. Guo to be so interested in the oil industry."

"The returns in the energy sector have always been good, and of course I'm interested."

Without going into Guo Shouyun's more in-depth views on the oil industry, after a brief thought, Harvey Morgan said, "How many shares does Mr. Guo want in Marathon Oil?"

"How much does Mr. Morgan have?"

"4.3%, if Mr. Guo wants more, I can think of a way!"

"I want at least 10% of the shares of Marathon Oil. Also, I hope that this transaction will not be known to outsiders." Guo Shouyun said after a moment of indulgence.

"That's fine. But I need time to raise this stake."

"No problem, I'm not in a hurry."

"What about Google...?"

"This time Google's financing ratio is 20%! Since many people have already promised in advance, I can only give you 3%!"

Harvey Morgan frowned and said, "Mr. Guo, is this ratio too low compared to my contribution?"

"Google is only 3%, it can't be more. But...I can promise you that when Ruby goes public, I'll give you the remaining 7%!"

Harvey Morgan's eyes lit up, and the value of rubies in his eyes is no less than that of Google.

"Mr. Guo must keep his promise!"

"certainly!"

"So we can sign the contract?"

"Let's wait until Mr. Morgan brings Marathon Oil's shareholding documents."

"Alright!" Harvey Morgan nodded after a brief consideration, "I will finish this as soon as possible."

"I'm looking forward to seeing you next time!"

"Me too!"

After talking about the key content, Guo Shouyun sent Harvey Morgan out of the house.

"Boss, I just received a call from Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neill's assistant. He said that the other party invited you to have dinner at the Foss restaurant on Seventh Avenue at 7 pm!"

Guo Shouyun's eyes flashed, "Did you say why?"

"No!"

After nodding clearly, "Go and reply to him and say that I will be on time for the appointment at seven o'clock in the evening."

"Yes!"

"Old friend, it looks like it's really you!"

Thinking of this, the corners of Guo Shouyun's mouth twitched quietly.

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Foss Restaurant, an upscale restaurant located in the middle of New York's landmark Seventh Street, specializes in French cuisine. It is more popular with New York golden-collar workers, so during the noon and evening business hours, there are basically no empty seats here. As for the luxurious and secret boxes, this is even more so.

Although Guo Shouyun had heard the name of this restaurant earlier, it was his first time here. The reason is quite simple. His Chinese stomach is still more used to Chinese food. As for French food, he occasionally eats it twice. If there are too many, I'm really not used to it.

"Hello, sir. Do you have an appointment?"

"Yes, he is in box 3!"

"Okay, please come with me!"

Under the leadership of the waiter, Guo Shouyun arrived at the destination smoothly, and then met Stan O'Neill's secretary who was waiting outside, and was led in by the other party.

"Bruce, long time no see."

"Long time no see, O'Neal!"

As they greeted each other, they embraced warmly.

"For your arrival, I specially prepared a sumptuous French feast. Look, do you still like it?"

After quickly sweeping the food on the dog's table, Guo Shouyun nodded.

"Everything is a classic in French cuisine, O'Neill, thank you!"

"You're too polite. Who made us friends, please take a seat!"

After a simple reception, the two sat down on both sides of the dining table. When they looked at each other, the atmosphere became slightly strange.

"Bruce, it's unbelievable! I think when we first met, you were an entrepreneur with some embarrassment and unease under the pressure of Enron. Now, in just two years, you have annexed Enron and won the Universal and Warner, and became the super-rich as chairman of a dozen major corporations."

"O'Neal, you're flattering me too much. I didn't annex Warner, I just bought some marginal businesses from her. As for the super-rich, hehe, my net worth is not as much as yours."

Stan O'Neill smiled lightly, "It doesn't matter who has the money, the most important thing is who has the control. You are smarter than many old guys who have been in the mall for many years!"

Glancing at him, "You invited me to dinner, isn't it just to praise me?"

"Of course not. I just think you finally got to New York, and we haven't seen each other for a long time. Just stop by for a meal and get in touch. But...Bruce, I heard you plan to buy the Herman Fund?"

"Hellman Fund? How is it possible that Phoenix Corporation has been negotiating with National City Bank of the United States and intends to acquire the First Franklin Financial Company under her, so how can it be interested in Herman Fund?"

While speaking, Guo Shouyun's face showed a "timely" panic, but it disappeared soon.

Of course, all this fell into the eyes of the opposite Stan O'Neal.

"Really? But someone said he saw Paul Cruz, CEO of the Herman Foundation, walking in and out of your Long Island estate. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com"

"I think your friend must have read it wrong."

Guo Shouyun quickly denied it.

"I think he got it wrong too. But seriously, if you're going to buy Merrill, we can actually talk about it!"

"No! My interest in Merrill is limited to investment, and I don't plan to acquire it, let alone hold a controlling stake. I remember saying this when we first met two years ago. Besides, one phoenix is ​​enough for me. Headache, I'm not going to ask for another more troublesome Merrill."

"I see." Stan O'Neal nodded with a smile, "but it's a pity to say it. With your financial talent, if we join forces, we will definitely be able to bring Merrill to a new height and surpass Morgan Stanley. , to become the world's largest investment bank!"

"Forget it, I'm not good at investment banking. So I haven't dared to expand the securities business within Phoenix."

Despite what he said, the real reason that Guo Shouyun was reluctant to join Merrill was that he and Stan O'Neal had 'one mountain does not allow two tigers', and neither of them wanted to give the greatest power to anyone other than himself.

If Stan O'Neal is smart enough to take the company to a brighter future, as Apple's Steve Jobs and Amazon's Jeff Bezos did, he can fully delegate power. But in fact, the other party's excessive investment in CDS and CDO bonds related to real estate directly brought Merrill Lynch to the brink of bankruptcy during the subprime mortgage crisis.

How could someone like that make him the CEO of Merrill Lynch? Is Guo Shouyun having trouble living with his own money? So, he must take down Merrill and drive this guy away.

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